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The new dollhouse version, created by David Warner, a 90 year old resident of RiverWoods in Exeter.

EXETER -- Folsom Tavern has been moved several times since it was built by Colonel Samuel Folsom in 1775, but it will be lot easier to relocate the new dollhouse version, created by David Warner, a 90 year old resident of RiverWoods in Exeter.Warner, a skilled woodworker, learned of the American Independence Museum’s desire to have a dollhouse of Folsom Tavern, one of the buildings on the campus of the revolutionary-era focused site. “Nancy County is one of our volunteers, and offered to approach David about building a 1/12 replica of the historic tavern,” said Julie Tiebout, the museum’s Marketing and Development Director. “They came by the next day, took some measurements, and David was off and running with the project! He worked a few hours each day and we are delighted with the result. It’s a playable dollhouse, meaning that some changes were made to the interior so that dolls could move around comfortably!”The Folsom Tavern dollhouse raffle will continue until October 27, the museum’s close of tour season. Ticket prices are one for $10; six for $50 and interested parties may call the museum at 603-772-2622 to purchase tickets. The dollhouse is on display in the museum’s gift shop, which is open Wednesdays through Saturdays. For more information and additional payment options, visit www.independencemuseum.org.“My hope for the Folsom Tavern dollhouse is that it will raise funds for our Education programs. We offer workshops, lectures, summer camps, and host hundreds of schoolchildren throughout the year,” said Tiebout. “And my other hope is that this wonderful heirloom will find a terrific home and entertain an imaginative child for years to come.”